Laboratory Holiday Schedule

The Laboratory designates eleven and one-half days in each calendar year as observed holidays. A holiday is defined as a specified period when normal Laboratory operations are suspended and eligible employees are excused from work at no loss in pay. The holiday benefit is extended, by means of additional pay or other compensation, to eligible employees who are required or not scheduled to work during the designated period. In addition to the regularly established Laboratory holidays, the Director may declare a "Special Holiday" in response to a Presidential proclamation.

2011 Holidays
New Year's Day Friday, December 31, 2010
Floating Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)  Monday, January 17, 2011
President's Day Monday, February 21, 2011
Memorial Day Monday, May 30, 2011
Independence Day Monday, July 4, 2011
Floating Holiday Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2011
Veterans Day Friday, November 11, 2011
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 24, 2011
Day After Thanksgiving Friday, November 25, 2011
Christmas Eve (1/2 day) Friday, December 23, 2011*
Christmas Day Monday, December 26, 2011
2012 Holidays
New Year's Day Monday, January 2, 2012
Floating Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)  Monday, January 16, 2012
President's Day Monday, February 20, 2012
Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2012
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2012
Veterans Day Monday, November 12, 2012
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 22, 2012
Day After Thanksgiving Friday, November 23, 2012
Christmas Eve (1/2 day) Friday, December 21, 2012*
Floating Holiday Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2012

* The Christmas Eve Half-Holiday consists of the last four hours of regularly scheduled work preceding Christmas Day. A holiday which occurs on a Saturday is observed on the prior Friday; a holiday which occurs on a Sunday is observed on the succeeding Monday.

Last Modified: August 23, 2011